InsurTech SPACs In Spotlight, And Bird Takes Flight Toward IPO 
InsurTech SPACs In Spotlight, And Bird Takes Flight Toward IPO 
May 14, 2021  |  IPO

The weekly SPAC/IPO Tracker shows that through the middle of the month, year-to-date banking related listings stood at 25, trailed by a baker’s dozen of...

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Green Dot To Buy Republic Bank’s Tax Refund Business For $165 Million
Green Dot To Buy Republic Bank’s Tax Refund Business For $165 Million
May 14, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Green Dot Corporation will buy the “assets and operations” of Republic Bank & Trust Company’s Tax Refund Solutions (TRS) business segment under an agreement between...

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Schlotzsky’s Looks To Drive-Thru For Off-Premises Sales In Post-Pandemic Future
Schlotzsky’s Looks To Drive-Thru For Off-Premises Sales In Post-Pandemic Future
May 14, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Restaurants are in flux, and fast-casual chains are in the unique position of being able to benefit both from consumers’ continuing interest in off-premises ordering...

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Blockchain VC Firm Framework Ventures Notches $100 Million For New Fund
Blockchain VC Firm Framework Ventures Notches $100 Million For New Fund
May 14, 2021  |  Investments

Canadian startup Framework Ventures — the biggest venture capital (VC) investing firm focusing on blockchain decentralized finance — raised $100 million for its second fund,...

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Travel Comparison Platform Trivago Streamlines Operations For Expansion
Travel Comparison Platform Trivago Streamlines Operations For Expansion
May 14, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Global online travel search platform Trivago is in the midst of revamping operations and cutting expenses for future expansion post-pandemic, CNBC reported. Get the Full...

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Today In Retail: Ralph Lauren Intends To Sell Club Monaco; Dillard’s Retail Sales Jump By 73 Pct
Today In Retail: Ralph Lauren Intends To Sell Club Monaco; Dillard’s Retail Sales Jump By...
May 14, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Ralph Lauren plans to sell its Club Monaco brand to a private equity firm, while Dillard’s total retail sales soared...

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Facebook Loses Privacy Battle In Ireland
Facebook Loses Privacy Battle In Ireland
May 14, 2021  |  Regulation

Facebook has lost a legal privacy battle in Ireland that could force the mammoth social media company to cease transferring data to the U.S. Get...

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Irish Health Service Shut Down By Ransomware Attack
Irish Health Service Shut Down By Ransomware Attack
May 14, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The Irish Health Service shuttered its computer systems Friday following what it called a “significant” ransomware attack. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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PPP Loan Distribution, Cryptocurrency, Online Ordering Top This Week’s News
PPP Loan Distribution, Cryptocurrency, Online Ordering Top This Week’s News
May 14, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw a report that the Justice Department is conducting a civil probe into whether some FinTechs distributing Payroll Protection Program...

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